D. Nicole Deal, MD

Dr. D. Nicole Deal graduated from
the University of Virginia and attended the Medical University of South
Carolina where she completed her medical education. She then
completed an NIH physician scientist post doctoral fellowship before
completing her orthopaedic surgery residency training in the Department
of Orthopaedic Surgery at Wake Forest University. Dr. Deal went
on to complete fellowship training in hand and upper extremity surgery
and microsurgery in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Wake
Forest University. She returns to the University of Virginia to join
the faculty of the hand center. She was named Co-Director of the UVa
Hand Center in June of 2014. Dr. Deal's
areas of expertise include hand, wrist and elbow trauma
and reconstruction. She also specializes in microsurgery and
arthro- scopy of the upper extremity. Her research interests
include nerve healing, regeneration, and repair techniques. Dr.
Deal has received numerous awards for her research and academic
excellence.

Dr.
Deal's main research interest is nerve healing and regeneration.
She has studied different nerve repair techniques and has presented her
work at numerous meetings including the American Society for Surgery of
the Hand and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery.